Properties of Binderless Particleboard and Particleboard with Addition of Urea Formaldehyde Made from Oil Palm Trunk Waste

Mohana Baskaran,Rokiah Hashim,Othman Sulaiman,Nur Adilah Che Hassan Azmi

doi:10.21315/jps2017.28.3.10

Abstract

Properties of Binderless Particleboard and Particleboard with Addition of Urea Formaldehyde Made from Oil Palm Trunk Waste

Highlights

Malaysia is one of the largest producers of palm oil in the world with huge areas of oil palm plantation
The physical properties, namely thickness swelling and water absorption of binderless particleboard and particleboard with addition of urea formaldehyde are shown in Table 1 which was evaluated by Tukey Test
The water absorption values of binderless particleboard improved as the addition of urea formaldehyde in the oil palm trunk particleboard

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Introduction

Malaysia is one of the largest producers of palm oil in the world with huge areas of oil palm plantation. The palm oil has a high demand in many countries as it can be used for various applications including in food such as cooking oil and margarines, and in non-food industries such as detergents, shampoo and biofuel.[1] a large amount of waste has been generated from oil palm plantation due to high-value utilisation of palm oil. Wastes obtained from oil palm plantation give rise to environmental issues due to improper disposal of the residues such as open burning which leads to major air pollution. Since a massive amount of solid waste is generated yearly, they can be utilised efficiently and effectively for production of value-added products such as fibre-based products, wood-based composite products and building construction, as well as sources of energy.[3]

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